Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar feels that India should strive to find the right balance in playing XI as per the conditions that would help them achieve victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup. groups in the United States, India decided to go for three frontline pacers and two spinners. But in the Super 8 leg against Afghanistan, Mohammed Siraj was dropped by Kuldeep Yadav to provide the service of an additional spinner. Hardik Pandya was the third pacer while Shivam Dube offered another seam option.
Manjrekar assessed India’s playing options, which feature a wide variety of players, and feels that the team should look for the winning combination according to the surface.
“I think it’s always good to have a lot of options, and I think that’s the main thing for any team management when there are interesting options to choose from. So I don’t think that’s a problem, but they should remain true. to what would be the best game of 11 to make India win in certain conditions,” said Manjrekar on ‘Caught & Bold’ on Disney Hotstar.
India have had an impeccable run in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Participating in Group A, they defeated Ireland, Pakistan and co-hosts the USA to qualify for the Super 8.
The final group stage game against Canada was eliminated in Florida, and the Rohit-led team finished top of the group with seven points.
India played their first Super 8 game against Afghanistan on Thursday by 47 runs. Suryakumar Yadav starred with the bat and scored 53 runs off 28 balls at an impressive strike rate of 189.29.
India will look to maintain their unbeaten record when they take on Bangladesh on Saturday at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan.
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